5G wireless home broadband is set to provide UK households with a cheaper, more flexible alternative to fibre connections.
The new report from Ovum, commissioned by Three UK, reveals that the new technology is expected to deliver speeds of 80-100 Mbps, which is on average double what customers in the UK currently obtain using traditional, fixed-broadband.
Predicted to save customers an estimated £240 per year by eliminating the need for fixed-line rental, the rollout is expected to provide more flexible contracts, that won’t lock customers in for extended periods of time. Plus its a simple ‘plug-and-play’ set up, eradicating the need for waiting for your provider to install it – as soon as you move house you can simply plug it in and its ready to go.
The research also estimates that 5G wireless services could replace traditional connections for 85% of the UK’s 26 million fixed-line customers, with equal or better speeds.
Also known as 5G ‘Fixed Wireless Access’, the technology according to today’s report, is almost 50% cheaper to deploy than fibre, and much quicker to implement, providing a viable and likely alternative for home broadband services. With the UK lagging behind international peers in full fibre rollout, and only 3% of all broadband subscriptions currently enjoying fibre services, 5G wireless home broadband will help to accelerate Three’s mission to provide superfast internet to more people across the country, more quickly.
A summary of the ways in which it will improve the customer experience with broadband providers are:
•‘Plug-and-play’ set up with no installation time, engineer visits or drilling cables through walls
•Financial savings estimated at £240 a year by eliminating the need for fixed line rental
•More flexible contracts that don’t lock customers in for extended periods of time
•A more mobile service with the ability for customers to take the 5G wireless home broadband box with them when they move home
Chief executive officer at Three UK, DaveDyson, said:
“5G gives our customers the opportunity to bin their fixed line, enjoy faster speeds and save money. Wireless home broadband means that we can speed up access to super-fast internet services at a lower cost, without installation delays or inflexible contracts.
“The efficient and widespread rollout of superfast broadband across households and businesses is crucial to the growth of our economy. Wireless home broadband de-risks Government’s ambitions for a Digital Britain by providing alternatives to a fibre-to-the-home solution.
“At Three, we’re making significant investments to make this technology viable as we ready our network for 5G. Government and Ofcom have the right ambition to improve UK connectivity and we will work with them to show that there are other alternatives to fibre.”
Three UK is aiming to launch a 5G wireless home broadband service in the second half of 2019.
Dario Talmesio, Principal Analyst and Practice Leader at Ovum, said:
“Advantages of 5G wireless broadband technology are not just in speed: wireless is more flexible, does not require long-term contracts, is faster and cheaper to deploy and less of a burden for customers – no waiting time, no engineer visits.
“With low availability of fibre and high cost of deployment, 5G Wireless becomes a viable alternative to fixed-line broadband. While the UK continues its fibre roll-out, this is a quicker and more economical way to satisfy customers’ fast-growing demand for data.”
Ahead of its cinema release on 12th December, Warner Bros. UK has released the official Final Trailer for James Wan’s highly anticipated AQUAMAN, starring Jason Momoa.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director, James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
Twentieth Century Fox has today released the trailer for ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL, starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy and Fred Savage.
ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL releases nationwide on 11th December – for one night only. Booking is now open at www.onceuponadeadpool.co.uk.
Back in October in London, UK, Huawei announced the Huawei Mate 20 Series that launched the Huawei Mate 20 Pro flagship smartphone, now with over a month of using for over a month as my daily driver.
From the Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei Mate 20 X and the Huawei Mate 20 RS.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has an OLED screen that has sharp curves with a curved glass design that grips the user’s hand, power Kirin. 980 with the world’s first 7 nm architecture, dual-NPU dual-core processor, new Android 9 Pie operating system covered by EMUI 9.0, and Wireless Reverse Charging yes with the worlds first Wireless Reverse Charging.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro can supply power for wireless charging to other devices. Support for wireless charging.
The camera comes with a 3D Depth Sensing system that allows you to shoot the face clear after blurred. Adjust the lighting pattern. And a variety of bokeh effects. The rear camera comes with 3 built-in Leica cameras, up to 40 megapixels with 3 lenses for wide angle, extra wide-angle lens and zoom lens for capturing images in different angles. It also comes with functions that meet specific shooting and video requirements, such as Master AI or AI Cinema.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is another smartphone that is attractive in terms of specs and not a little camera. The camera itself is very beautiful Leica 3 cameras to choose from to make your images as sharp as possible, including EMUI 9.0 will have some features to choose from.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a box of black packaging. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a silver-coloured reflective silver finish that reflects the same light as the Mate 20 Series. The bottom of the box identifies the Leica Triple Camera as the back camera. All three of the Mate 20 Series developed with the world’s leading camera brands such as Leica.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a neat set of accessories, a SIM tool, a manual, a USB Type-C cable and a 40w charger.
Earbuds with USB Type-C port, USB Type-C lead, USB type C converter to standard 3.5 mm headphone jack and the 40W SuperCharge plug.
Huawei’s SuperCharge Huawei Mate 20 Pro supports up to 40W of power, so it can be recharged from 0-70% in just 30 minutes.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a 6.39-inch OLED curved display with a resolution of 2K + (3120×1440 pixels), a pixel density of 538 PPI.
At the top, some screen space for 3D Depth Sensing is installed. And the sensors include a 24-megapixel front camera, f / 2.0 wide aperture, Dot Projector, Flood Illuminator, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor and IR Camera. That said. It is applied in conjunction with 3D Face Unlock, which can accurately detect the face of the user by firing the speaker on the face of more than 30,000 users. With the built-in IR camera, it can be unlocked with the face in low light conditions. Or at night as well. The middle part is the speaker. This will be used as an external audio speaker.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a slim bezel design that maximizes display space by up to 86.90%.
At the bottom of the screen, there’s no home button embedded fingerprint sensor like Mate 10. Huawei replaces On-Screen Navigation with a Back button to return to the previous page, Home button to return to the Home screen and the Recent apps button.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro, an OLED display, the Always on Display function can be used to display alerts within under the display settings.
The USB Type-C port of the Mate 20 Pro hides the external audio speakers. Stereo sound can drive it.
Next comes the SIM card slot that supports both nanoSIM SIM cards, or a new memory card format designed by Huawei, the Nano-Memory Card (NM Card). The dual SIM cards support 4G LTE networks, simultaneous two SIM cards. It also supports the connectivity on the 4.5G LTE Cat.21 network, enabling downlink speeds of up to 1.4Gbps, the world’s first.
The back of the Mate 20 Pro comes with a mirror glass 3D Glass, which in addition to the machine looks shiny and elegant. The left side of the handset also allows the user to hold a smartphone handsfree. The beautiful mirror of Huawei Mate 20 Pro also comes with IP68 waterproof protection with a waterproof protection depth of 1.5 meters for 30 minutes, but the team does not advise users to bring Huawei Mate 20 Pro to underwater photos. No, you need accessories like a waterproof case, to prevent damage from the pressure of the water.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro supports wireless charging and, most importantly, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the world’s first model with Wireless Reverse Charging to charge the battery. The phone or other accessories that supports wireless charging.
The Leica 3-camera system with Dual-Tone LED flash, arranged in a unique rectangular shape
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro’s three built-in rear cameras are divided into 40mm wide-angle lens, f / 1.8 wide angle lens, second camera, ultra wide angle lens, 20-megapixel camera, f / 2.2 wide aperture and camera.
The third is a telephoto lens with 8 megapixels, f / 2.4 wide aperture. It also comes with sensors and systems installed in the camera panel, including the Focus Laser System for focusing. Huawei AI Image Stabilization, VARIO-SUMMILUX-H 1: 1.8- 2.4 / 16-80 ASPH that appear above the Leica camera.
The three have the meaning as follows.
VARIO – The size of the aperture will vary with the distance of the photograph.
SUMMILUX-H – Leica SUMMILUX lens developed for Huawei smartphones.
1.8-2.4 – Aperture or F of each lens, F is the maximum width of F / 1.8 (Wide-Angle lens) and narrowest of F / 2.4 (Telephoto lens)
Numbers 16-80 – The distance of the lens can be from 16mm to 80mm (the less the number. The view of the picture is wider. The numbers are much bigger. The view of the image is narrower. This will bring the image closer to the photographer.)
ASPH – Aspherical Lens for sharp images.
The Mate 20 Pro comes with a built-in audio player with Dolby Atmos technology to help drive the sound is even louder. The user can adjust the format of the Dolby Atmos audio system is 3 types: Smart, which adjusts the sound according to the content being played, Film adjusts the speech is sharp. The sound is suitable for watching movies or TV shows and Music to drive all the sound details.
In addition, the user can adjust the equalizer in three formats: Open, Rich and Focused.
The new version of EMUI 9.0 operating system, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is considered to have many features. The Natural Tone function allows you to adjust the colour temperature on the screen according to the ambient lighting conditions. The eyes are more comfortable. You can also customize the colour of your screen.
AR Blasterclean left side of the Mate 20 Prothe power button with a light red colour and the volume rocker
The 6.39-inch OLED curved display screen can be used to display vibrant colours. And show content. The 19.5: 9 widescreen aspect ratio, a metallic body with a glossy finish. IP68 waterproof, waterproof 1.5-meter deep for 30 minutes, as well as the external speakers to hide in the USB Type-C port, is the first in the world, the bottom design looks beautiful seamless.
The performance has improved significantly. With the addition of the world’s first 780-MHz chipset, the Kirin 980 is the world’s first, supporting connectivity on the 4.5G LTE Cat.21 network. It’s the first version of the world, with the world’s first Mali-G76 graphics processor (GPU). It also comes with a dual AI processor as the first dual-NPU in the world. The AI processor is one of the mainstays of today’s and tomorrow’s smartphones, and it’s faster than ever before. It also comes with a large 4200mAh battery and supports Huawei SuperCharge 40W that can charge from 0-70% in just 30 minutes, and also comes with Wireless Reverse Charging to divide the battery of Huawei Mate 20 Pro to smartphones. Or other accessories Through wireless charging as well.
The camera developed with Leica also has a new overhaul. Set up a new camera with. The 40mm Wide-Angle Wide Angle Lens, 20-megapixel Ultra Wide Angle Camera, and 8-megapixel Telephoto Zoom lens for shooting in various situations. In addition, Huawei has developed the superior AI Master AI technology with the ability to detect up to 1,500 scenes from 25 categories. Beauty within a single shutter
Huawei also added new shooting modes to the Mate 20 Pro, which is a portrait mode (Portrait) that can adjust the bokeh effect. Super Macro shooting function that can focus close to 2.5 centimetres or Underwater mode for underwater shooting for clarity. Other shooting modes It is still as full as the Night Mode for night shots to be sharp without the need for a tripod, clear-back mode, blurred through the Aperture Aperture, shooting mode. Monochrome, professional mode (Pro Mode) as well as the Light Painting mode to keep the colours of the night light. Or simply keep the waterfall flowing. No need to set up a camera in any way.
In addition to still photography, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro also focuses on video. It comes with AI Cinema for real-time video effects such as Background Blur for blur-free video or AI Colour for shooting black-and-white backdrops, AI Colour can record more impressive events.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro also features 3D Face Unlock security thanks to the 3D Depth Sensing function that can detect the face of the user through the light, with over 30,000 onto your face, including a fingerprint scanner embedded under the screen. Users can place their finger to unlock more conveniently than ever.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro is also the first smartphone. The world is running the latest version of Google from Android 9 Pie and is also the first smartphone of Huawei that comes with the operating system EMUI 9 with various features. For everyday use. And comes with a new PC Mode that can be used without any plug. Just connect to a Miracast-enabled television, which is a little more than just a business user.
Normal ModeNight Mode onNight mode with 5 times zoomSuper wide mode on
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Slow-Mo flames
Battery Life
The battery life on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is amazing with over 7hrs 30mins plus of on-screen time that with watching Youtube video, social media, emails playing a lot of games and taking family photos and videos this lasted me nearly two days before i had to recharge the battery in no time with the included 40w supercharger.
Highlights of Huawei Mate 20 Pro
– The machine is made of metal materials. 3D Glass Curved Edge Glass with Unibody Molding Process Hyper Optical Patterns that prevent slipping. And fingerprint protection (Emerald Green and Midnight Blue only) IP68 water and dust resistant to water up to 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes OLED curved display with resolution of 2K + pixels (3120×1440 pixels) size 6.39 inch – 2.1 mm thin bezel – Graphics Processing Unit (MGA-G76) is the world’s first graphics processing unit. Turbo GPU technology accelerates the processing of graphics processors. – Supports two applications simultaneously via a Split-Screen function. – App function Twin for 2 applications. – Processor with Octa-Core Kirin 980 chipset with 7nm architecture is the world’s first. AI Artificial Intelligence Unit (AI) with Dual-NPU Chipset Unit – Powered by Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 latest version. Internal memory for 128GB storage with support for external memory expansion Nano-Memory Card up to 256GB. – 6GB of RAM The 3D Depth Sensing system consists of a 24-megapixel front-facing camera with a wide aperture of f / 2.0, Dot Projector, Flood Illuminator, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor and IR Camera. Triple camera with 40 + 20 + 8 megapixels, maximum aperture of f / 1.8, LED flash with Master AI technology for scene analysis. And the objects inside the frame. To customize the beautiful automatic. – AIS image stabilization (AI Image Stabilization) – The focal length of the camera is 16-270 mm. – Supports portrait mode, blurred after Portrait mode and features bokeh effect. And features light to the model. – Underwater Mode – Super Macro shooting mode can focus close to 2.5 centimetres – Super Slow-Mo video mode at 960FPS – AI Cinema mode for real-time video capture – Supports simultaneous use of 2 SIM cards (Dual SIM) – Supports Internet connection via 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, EDGE and GPRS. – Supports connectivity on the 4.5G LTE network. Cat.21 is the world’s first model. – Supports 4G LTE simultaneous standby with two SIM cards. – Dual-Frequency GPS for more accurate location detection. – Speaker Stereo Speaker – Infrared sensor for use with Remote Control applications. – 3D Face Unlock – In-Screen Fingerprint Scanner with Dynamic Pressure Sensing Technology – Works on the new version of Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.0. – 4200 mAh Li-Ion battery with Huawei SuperCharge 40W – 15W Wireless Charge Charge – Wireless Reverse Charging technology for wireless charging for other compatible devices.
Verdict
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a brilliant phone and an even better camera. It takes the sort of images you wouldn’t have dreamed to have been able to take just a year or so ago on a phone and has a lovely balance between actual optics and processing power.
While Huawei is pushing AI as much as possible when it comes to its camera technology, it really should be the lenses it is shouting about here as they really do deserve recognition for how good they are.
Let’s hope that Huawei’s partnership with Leica continues as while this may not be a phone to ditch your DSLR for, the camera tech on show here is compelling enough to maybe leave the big camera at home once in a while.
Bigben and KylotonnRacing Games have today announced the release of V-Rally 4 for Nintendo Switch on 13th December 2018 in Europe (and 5th February 2019 for the United States).
The first DLC, the Supercharge Pack, is now available on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One. It lets you obtain 5 exclusive liveries for the most popular cars in V-Rally 4, which can be used in all game modes (quick party, online, and career):
· Porsche 911 RGT 997 (Rally)
· Volkswagen Polo RX (V-Rally Cross)
· Tatum Class 10 (Buggy)
· Volkswagen Polo R WRC (Rally)
· Ford Mustang Fastback (Extreme Khana)
This DLC is part of the Season Pass and players who purchased the Ultimate version will receive it automatically.
The next car will be available in December. It’s none other than the legendary Ford GT 2006 in Extreme Khana mode!.
The game is currently available on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.
The Apocalypse is near. But what is the story behind the four horsemen? with Darksiders III coming to Xbox One, PS4, PC on the 27th November.
The Darksiders III pre-order campaign is ongoing and promises major rewards for fans who have patiently waited more than six years for the release of Darksiders III. Pre-order here: https://darksiders.com/order-here/.
Hundreds of fans descend on Westfield London as Xiaomi launches its first ever Authorised Mi Store in the UK. The new store which opened to the public this weekend will host a range of its smartphones including Mi 8, Mi A2, and POCOPHONE F1, as well as exclusive Mi Ecosystem products.
Designed to be user-centric through mobile internet, the ecosystem creates a network of long-lasting, and stylish looking smart devices designed to make life easier from Xiaomi Band 3 to the Mi Electric Toothbrush.
We are now in the final furlong of Series 11 and with just three episodes to go, it is fair to say that so far things have been hit and miss in terms of episodes and stories but the stand out performance of Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor remains the bright light of the series and a series that has stuck to the same formula throughout of doing a Sci-fi episode followed by a lesson in real history focused episode. Following ‘Demons of the Punjab’ we now get Kerblam! which for me at least, appears to be centred on a galactic level Amazon for the story.
Thanks to the annual BBC Charity event ‘Children in Need’, fans were treated to an early look at how Kerblam! was going to open and it featured something which both made me smile and annoyed me at the same time. As the TARDIS is travelling through the time vortex with the Doctor still struggling to control the TARDIS and it’s new systems since it regenerated along with the 13th Doctor, a mysterious teleport post is seen following them and somehow, managed to break through the shields and materialise as a robot delivery man with a package for the Doctor from Galactic Amazon called Kerblam! Now whilst the package contained both a cry for help as well as a Fez, a nice nod back to Matt Smith’s Doctor, this casual throwing away of Doctor Who lore that nothing should be able to get through or on-board the TARDIS whilst its shields are up for a two minute joke scene to set up the story is lazy at best that the most advanced space ship in the universe can have all its defences ignored…by an Amazon delivery bot. Yes my eyes rolled as I typed that just as I I did watching the scene.
The story itself is fairly by the numbers in terms of Doctor Who sci-fi, taking something a great number of the viewing audience will have experience with such as ordering things online and having it delivered but giving it “what this will look like in the future” twist. It is comfortable story telling but lazy writing for Doctor Who at a point in the series that should be helping to build to a finale but for a 7th episode it felt more like the second or third episode which is often very watchable but ultimately forgetful.
The guest stars as well for this episode was also hit and miss as Julie Hesmondhalgh actually really throws herself into the role of Judy Maddox, head of the humans working at the Kerblam warehouse making her a very likeable character for the story but then you have the comedian Lee Mack who is so dull and wooden in his limited few scenes as worker Dan Cooper that again, it just feels as though the BBC are working through their list of celebs to put into the show but I am hoping he did it because he is a fan of the show but for all his talents as a comedian, acting is not one of his skills sadly but then being given such a boring character certainly did not help.
As has been the case with every episode so far this series, Jodie’s new Doctor is great yet again and I really quite like her fun and excitable energy that her Doctor has but has no issue in being imposing and threatening to anyone she feels is a danger to those close to her or anyone else. I have always liked the Doctor’s “If i find out what you are doing and I don’t like it I will stop it” approach to villains especially when the Doctor gives them the one warning the Doctor will give when discovering a diabolical plan. I do just wish Jodie had more time on screen and now well into the series it is very clear that out of Team TARDIS that Yasmin would be the one companion I would pick to travel with the Doctor and have the stories revolve around them.
The issue of the size of Team TARDIS being far too large for a story to fit them all in is still very much a problem for me and despite Kerblam! cleverly splitting up the team by assigning them roles whilst the Doctor investigates what is happening, they often then go and meet a new side character which only thins out the story even more to be told by Team TARDIS. Ryan is almost entirely reduced to a comedy role whilst Yasmin again showcases her empathy for other people which impresses the Doctor. As for Graham, well it really has gotten to the point where he could be completely missing from the story and it would make no difference at all to this episode. I have said in previous reviews that the number of companions was a concern for me before the series even started and now with just two episodes left, it has become my main problem next to some lacklustre sci-fi episodes.
Whilst the episode itself is a strange one as the attempt at scary sci-fi reverts back to almost classic Doctor Who in that for the majority of the episode really is just silly fun sci-fi through out making it an overall pleasant episode but continues the main problem I feel this series is seriously being held back by, no overall series story arc. Right now there is no end game for the Doctor this series, no big bad and no hints at something universe threatening which only she can do to save it and it is lacking that very thing which unless something happens in the next two episodes, is going to result in an almost forgetful first series for a new Doctor. I know the show has gone through changes in order to refresh it, but episodes like this and a real lack of anything to tie all the episodes together other than the Doctor going on adventures with a team of human friends with the only real stand out stories being the history lesson focused stories based on real life historical events.
Kerblam! is a fun but ultimately forgettable episode which outside the opening episode to series 11, is pretty much how you can sum up all the sci-fi story episodes so far. Nothing really happens other than Jodie’s Doctor being just amazing to watch on screen and the nods to previous Doctors is still fun to see, but Team TARDIS just fails to work for me with more of them dropping into the background for the story and only really being used for set-pieces or jokes and for all the amazing size of the TARDIS, this team makes it feel overcrowded.
I really hope the final two episodes are leading to something resembling a big finale for Jodie’s first series because her Doctor is just brilliant and for me, Doctor Who is at its best when the focus is on the Doctor, but Team TARDIS is currently a huge distraction for the writers and the episodes are suffering as a result in the attempt to fit them all into what ends up being generic weekly episodes with Kerblam! leaving the overall experience of ordering something for next day delivery, being excited as you wait for the knock on the door but ending up having it failed to be delivered and left waiting for the next attempt to do the job properly.
We’ve got the Toot-Toot Drivers Fire Station from VTech to give away.
Time to save the day! Hi, I’m a brave fire engine, I’ll save the day! The Toot-Toot Drivers Fire Station features lots of fun manipulative areas including spinning fire pole, slide with flip-down flames, open and close windows, spinning disk, launcher, pop-up fire, lift, alarm and swinging flag.
Includes a fire engine with moveable ladder, spinning pole, slide with flip-down flames, spinning disk, launcher, lift and 4 SmartPoint locations.
Honor has announced a collaboration with National Geographic to publish articles by visual storyteller Robbie Shone on techniques for taking the best photos using a smartphone. An accomplished photographer with National Geographic, Robbie Shone is sharing his secrets for night-time photography over the partnership – demonstrating through his own work how users of Honor 8X can shoot amazing photos leveraging the phone’s industry-leading technology.
The series, entitled “Brave The Night”, was announced on the National Geographic website for the launch of Honor 8X. In the inaugural article released on 1st October, Robbie travelled to Hong Kong, where he took spectacular photos from the mountains to the city centre.
Honor Collaboration with Robbie Shone, National Geographic
This is the first time Honor has partnered with National Geographic and “Brave the Night” provides a platform for new photos and stories in the coming weeks. From Robbie’s perspective, readers can learn first-hand the powerful capabilities Honor 8X enables for its users.
Honor Collaboration with Robbie Shone, National Geographic
In the spirit of promoting creative and inspirational photographs, Honor has also kicked off an online contest, #Honormade. Open now, individuals can submit their best day and night photos for a chance to win an Honor 8X smartphone, and to have their photos judged by Robbie Shone for display by National Geographic. Participate in the #Honormade contest before 30th November at www.hihonor.com/global/events/day-and-night/
Honor Collaboration with Robbie Shone, National Geographic
Equipped with dual-lens 20M + 2M, F/1.8 aperture rear camera and artificial intelligence (AI) which recognises 22 different categories and 500 scenarios in real-time, Honor 8X takes beautiful photos in any environment. These features, and especially the innovative night shot mode, are showcased in the articles and photos from Robbie which are now available on National Geographic’s “Brave The Night” website. The website will also display the winning #Honormade submissions after the conclusion of the contest.
George Zhao, President of Honor said: “Every smartphone user understands how important a camera is to their daily experience. For this reason, Honor offers an elite camera with Honor 8X, so that you can take the best photos regardless of where you are, or what time of day or night. We are very excited to partner with National Geographic for this campaign. With the “Brave The Night” series, Robbie Shone is showing the world all the amazing photos you can take when you have an Honor 8X smartphone in your hands.”
Robbie Shone said: “Cave photography is my personal passion, and I’ve spent years experimenting and mastering the craft in low light situations. When I received the Honor 8X, I was impressed by its camera capabilities. It’s astounding how much technology they can build into this smartphone. I enjoyed finding creative ways to show off Honor 8X’s night shooting capabilities, and I was happy to share my experiences for National Geographic’s readers.”
Thrustmaster is at the controls with a brand-new joystick, having touched down at major gaming events around the world to showcase its latest creation. EGX, Paris Games Week, Comic-Con, Madrid Games Wee, the Thrustmaster team has been busy crisscrossing the globe in order to bring the new T.Flight Hotas 4 Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown Edition joystick to gaming fans far and wide.
Whether using a traditional setup or in virtual reality, Thrustmaster is letting players experience the game from a fresh perspective that’s more immersive and realistic than ever before. What better way to blast the iconic Japanese arcade game into new horizons than with the smoothest, most intuitive gameplay possible.
The T.Flight Hotas Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown Edition will be available for preorder as of Thursday, December 13, 2018. The joystick will be available on January 17, 2019: the timing has been perfectly arranged in conjunction with Bandai Namco Entertainment, allowing users to enjoy a totally unique gaming experience right from the launch of this latest and greatest instalment in the legendary Ace Combat series.
The T.Flight Hotas Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown Edition joysticks will be available at a suggested retail price of £74.99.
Box contents:
– Limited-edition joystick
– Throttle
– Allen key
– User manual and warranty information
The T.Flight Hotas 4 is PS4’s only available flight stick so most certainly the best way to play any flight combat games on the system
Byte4Games and StarCruiser Studio celebrate the return of the bullet-hell shooter genre with the launch of Mars Chaos Menace. Clearly inspired by genre classics such as EspRaDe, DoDonPachi or Ikaruga, the title from Byte4Games mixes the classic approach of the arcade shooter genre with a 3D graphics environment with all kinds of visual effects.
If you love to dodge bullets by millimetres, face giant final bosses, use your shields in the last millisecond to avoid being destroyed and unleash special attacks capable of sweeping all enemies on screen, Mars Chaos Menace is your game.
With the Terraforming age after saving our homeworld, Earth, which was collapsed by radioactive contamination and the depletion of resources.
Now, humans are successfully colonizing nearby planets, using technology to adapt to these inhospitable and hostile places. For the first time in our existence, we feel in harmony with everything.
Main features:
• Neat aesthetics and design that you will be delighted with.
• Great variety of unique environments to be discovered in the missions.
• Impressive enemies that will make you suffer and excel your skills.
• Several different enemies with a unique behaviour.
• Action and challenge guaranteed for arcade shooter lovers.
Mars Chaos Menace it’s now available, exclusively in digital format, on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam. The exact launch date for the Xbox One version of the game is coming soon.
At an exclusive event at the BelowZero Ice Bar in Mayfair, London, ASUS UK today announced details of the launch for the ROG Phone in the UK. Pre-Orders will begin on Friday 16th November 2018 at 9am and the ROG Phone will begin shipping on 14th December 2018.
The ROG Phone will retail in the UK for £799 and will be available from the ASUS E-Shop. For a limited run from 16th of November, there will be £100 off the device when pre-ordering bringing the price down to £699.
Epic performance
Designed and built to uncompromising ROG standards, ROG Phone takes mobile gaming performance to the next level, with each and every component optimized for a lag-free, responsive experience. Each specially selected octa-core Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform is speed-binned for maximum performance — delivering the world’s fastest sustained clock speeds of up to an incredible 2.96GHz — and the gaming-optimized Adreno 630 GPU is a graphics powerhouse, with performance outstripping the previous generation by up to 30%. This awesome power is complemented by up to 8GB of RAM and a massive 128GB of onboard ROM storage.
A high-end phone running graphics-intense, fast-paced AAA action games can generate a killer amount of heat. As well as being uncomfortable to hold, a hot phone is a slow phone: thermal throttling can bring even the fastest CPU to its knees. ROG Phone is built from the ground up to run smoothly even when the action gets frenetic: its exclusive GameCool system features highly efficient 3D vapor-chamber cooling inside that provides a 16X-larger surface area1 for heat dissipation than a standard heat-pipe cooling system. This cooling system is enhanced with a copper heat spreader and carbon cooling pads on the circuit board for maximum cooling performance.
The end result is a superb cooling system that enables sustained clock speeds up to 50% faster2 than a standard smartphone CPU, and which can achieve peak clock speeds for 5X longer than a conventional cooling system. There’s also a detachable external AeroActive Cooler for an extra cooling boost when the going gets really tough. With GameCool, hot hands and spoiled games are a thing of the past.
ROG Phone delivers consistent, smooth and stable frame rates with no lag, even during the toughest marathons. And since performance means nothing if the internet connection is slow, ROG Phone also packs ultrafast wireless connectivity in its inventory, including Cat 16 LTE and the latest gigabit-class 60GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi.
It’s easy for users to get optimum gaming performance on ROG Phone with the special X Mode. Just a single tap frees up all background RAM and dedicates it to games, optimizes game-data processing performance, and maximizes the efficiency of the AeroActive Cooler. X Mode also prevents RAM-eating and battery-sapping app activity, based on a customizable list of apps.
Unbeatable visuals
The ultimate gaming phone deserves the ultimate display — something that the ROG gaming heritage is uniquely qualified to deliver. ROG Phone uses an ultrafast AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a jaw-dropping 1ms pixel response time for blur-free visuals that are as smooth as silk. With a wide 108.6% DCI-P3 color gamut, colors are incredibly vivid too, so game worlds look as glorious as they were intended, and high-dynamic-range (HDR) visuals with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio help reveal every hidden detail in the shadows.
Total control
In any game, precise control is the key to victory, but the lack of physical buttons on phones all too often compromises gameplay. ROG Phone is designed to give gamers total control and a more console-like experience, with three unique ultrasonic AirTrigger touch sensors.
Two of these ultra-responsive sensors are optimized as left/right triggers at the top of the display for landscape-mode gaming (the third is designed for use in portrait mode), and they’re fully programmable to activate any available on-screen action: aiming, firing, inventory selection — in fact, anything that normally requires a screen tap. With ROG Phone, gamers free up two extra fingers to control gameplay, giving them the edge over their thumb-bound rivals. AirTriggers use ultrasonic technology, so they only need a feather-light touch — just 20g compared to rival touch-sensitive controls that need up to 4X the force. An advanced haptic actuator provides a powerful force-feedback system for totally immersive gameplay.
Charging a phone while playing can make gaming impossibly awkward. ROG Phone throws away the design book away and starts from scratch, optimizing the entire layout for landscape-mode gaming. There’s an additional side-mounted custom USB-CTM connector that supports direct charging, HDMI output, gigabit LAN and headphones. And when the AeroActive Cooler is deployed, it provides a side- mounted USB-C port and 3.5mm headphone jack for unhindered gameplay. The side connector’s also used for the exclusive expansion modules, including the Mobile Desktop Dock and TwinView Dock.
Engineered for battle
Using a combination of tough, precision-crafted 2.5D- and 3D-curved Corning® Gorilla glass, diamond- cut highlights and copper detailing, the metal-framed, water-resistant ROG Phone combines battle- hardened construction with a supremely comfortable gaming grip for an unrivaled gaming experience. ROG Phone feels instantly good in the hand, ready and waiting for the call of duty.
ROG Phone is the world’s first phone with ASUS Aura RGB lighting, featuring an illuminated rear ROG logo that can display a whole rainbow of lighting schemes: static, breathing, strobing or color cycling. Lighting effects can be triggered with phone events such as incoming calls, notifications and more, to give ROG Phone a unique personality.
The ultra-powerful front-facing stereo speakers on ROG Phone are driven by smart amplifiers to maximize volume and minimize distortion, with an audio engine that supports 24-bit/192Khz Hi-Res Audio playback. DTS Headphone:XTMprovides theater-quality virtual surround-sound over headphones, and there’s support for high-definition audio via Bluetooth®.
ROG Phone is built to cope with the power-intensive demands of gaming, with a high-capacity 4000mAh battery. The bundled ROG Phone power adapter supports ASUS HyperCharge, a direct-charge technology that delivers more power (up to 20W) for shorter, safer charge times, and also means ROG Phone stays cooler when it’s charging.
Endless possibilities
ROG Phone features a unique range of optional expansion peripherals designed to take the mobile gaming experience to new heights.
The amazing TwinView Dock turns ROG Phone into a powerful dual-screen console for the ultimate gaming and live-streaming experience. As well as a 6-inch AMOLED (2160 x 1080) auxiliary screen that’s great for split-screen live-streaming, extended game display or group communication, it packs a front- facing quad-speaker system, two extra physical trigger buttons, dual-haptic force-feedback engine, an enhanced cooling system and a high-capacity 6000mAh extended battery pack.
With the Gamevice controller and the WiGig Dock — using 60GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi — ROG Phone morphs into a portable console with a full inventory of physical gaming controls and ultra-low-latency wireless display connectivity for a seamless big-screen gaming experience that’s perfect for group viewing. It packs dual analog joysticks, left and right fire triggers and bumpers, a D-pad, along with A,B,X,Y and L3, R3 buttons.
